Durant is 9-for-36 (25 percent) from the field over two games, including 3-for-10 from 3-point range.

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He also has 2 (count em yes all of two rebounds) and ZERO assists. It can't get any worse or can it?

If he is too young to cut the mustard he should have stayed in school.

This is only the summer league where the competition is a lot weaker than the regular season, will Durant have the guts to show up come November or find himself conveniently on medical leave?

How many millions is he getting? At least Darko was smart enough to be out of condition his first year, knowing that if he were in condition Brown would have played him and Darko would have come up smelling like gunk. (I don't believe that for a minute but it sounded good. LOL)

I think it is only a matter of time before Durant brings a doctor's note to practice.

The hysterical part of the whole thing is that Stern can't help Durant shoot straight or get rebounds, only foul shots which Durant has had plenty of the first two games. (At least he is making those).

I'll set the perimeters. If he starts or comes of the bench in any quarter but gets inserted in the final 2 minutes, that's not GT.
If he sits all game and gets inserted in the last 2 min., that's GT.
Doesn't matter if they're winning or losing.

I bet some of you guys went to the Palace and cruelly shouted "Darko! Darko!" destroying the young man's confidence by your eagerness to see him play.

My take on the Durant thing is this: Give him one more Summer League game to get his butt in gear. If he keeps slacking off he deserves ther same treatment Darko got...I think the crowd should start chanting his name and cheering for him...it's tough love.

As Sheed said in his interview, the young players are being judged by their performance in the NBA, not in SL, school, college, or anywhere else for that matter. The book is out on all of this year's picks.

As Sheed said in his interview, the young players are being judged by their performance in the NBA, not in SL, school, college, or anywhere else for that matter. The book is out on all of this year's picks.

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If anything a guys level of performance will go down as the degree of difficulty in competition increases not the other way around.

That are a number of guys each year who shine in the SL and then are are cloud bursts during the regular season.

Not ready to chastise Durant yet...........After all, Duncan had trouble with GREG OOSTERTAG in his summer league game............

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There's a post on TrueHoop today that challenges the validity of the Duncan/Durant comparison.

This story has been used to laugh off performances like Kevin Durant's 4 for 19 in his second game. I'm not worried about Kevin Durant's future. But I am worried about using a tale of a player who shot 60% from the floor to explain a player who shot 21%.

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One important difference between Durant and Darko is that Darko had little experience as a key player on any team prior to being drafted, so he had a much bigger transition to make.

He also has 2 (count em yes all of two rebounds) and ZERO assists. It can't get any worse or can it?

If he is too young to cut the mustard he should have stayed in school.

This is only the summer league where the competition is a lot weaker than the regular season, will Durant have the guts to show up come November or find himself conveniently on medical leave?

How many millions is he getting? At least Darko was smart enough to be out of condition his first year, knowing that if he were in condition Brown would have played him and Darko would have come up smelling like gunk. (I don't believe that for a minute but it sounded good. LOL)

I think it is only a matter of time before Durant brings a doctor's note to practice.

The hysterical part of the whole thing is that Stern can't help Durant shoot straight or get rebounds, only foul shots which Durant has had plenty of the first two games. (At least he is making those).